Kyoichi Fujiwara regards Ikki with a slightly hooded gaze. "[Ohtori-kun. It is good to see you again.]" His smile doesn't quite reach his eyes, and his demeanor is somewhat at odds with the pleasantries coming out of his mouth.

Footsteps are heard coming down the stairs behind Ikki. "If that's the pizza guy, I've got the money for him!" calls Aaron. Reaching the bottom of the stairs he trots over to stand by Ikki. "Oops, sorry," he says to Ikki. "I didn't realize it was a friend of yours."

**A friend? You don't know how wrong you are, Aaron-kun,** Ikki thinks. Out loud, he says, "Aaron-san, this is Kyoichi Fujiwara. We went to high school together." He seems to be biting off each word. "[Fujiwara-kun, this is Aaron Frost, a friend of ours.]"

Aaron catches that there is something going on. He gives Ikki a quik puzzled look and bows as politely as he knows how to the stranger. Ikki does not seem happy to see this person, but maybe it's someone important, so I should not do anything to make Ikki look bad, thinks Aaron.